Batik Cheongsam for Chinese New Year

Isn't it sweet?

I always want a Cheongsam with batik print for my daughter, at last I've found a local online store that made it, and I just love the combination between Indonesian Batik and the oriental style. 

Lately in Indonesia we have a campaign to wear batik as our cultural heritage, and I can say the campaign goes well, so many beautiful pattern and so many ways to combine the fabrics, love it!

And this one is for the Chinese New Year the year of the tiger, may this year bring luck and prosperity to all of us, Gong Xi Fat Choi everybody!

Advent week 1

:: This week we welcoming Moki, the new beagle for emak, he's so small only 2 months old, look at his belly button, isn't it cuteeee.. :D.


I'd love to bring him to our house, too bad Mika can't stand the puppy licking thing :)







:: At last our 25 days Advent calendar, where's number 25? well, if we count the star, it'll be 25
















:: Take a closer look..













:: And a Christmas themes drawing, we don't have snow here, I think that's why all the children in a 2 seasons country, really like, I mean -really-really like, drawing anything with snow in it























:: And on the 4th, we bring out the nativity diorama, ' the kings have to wait till January' said Oma, I never know about the 3 kings celebration on January, gonna find out later.. that's all for now, see you on the 2nd week!

Happiness

sampai sebesar apapun nak,
aku menggendongmu dalam hatiku

no matter how big you've grown dear child
I'll carry you in my heart

Diambil waktu kita lagi santai dirumah,
tau2 sikunyil ngeliat selendang yg dulu pernah dipake buat ngegendong dia,
dia bilang 'mama-mama, gendong aku dong!'
Udah umur 4 tahun, 16 kilo, cukup butuh perjuangan buat ngiket selendangnya,
dan karena kita ketawa2, ngakak berduaan, tambah susahlah proses gendong menggendong ini,


Taken when we just have an ordinary time at home, suddenly she saw her 'selendang', the one who use to cradle her when she was a baby, "mom, carry me, carry me!' 4 years old, 16 kg, yes it needs a struggle to carry her between weight and hysterically laugh and giggle but at least we made it, no make up, no dress up, just an ordinary moment between mother and baby- well in my eyes she still my baby always- and an everlasting happiness etched in my heart that day! :)

The days of laziness

Hiii... long time no see, I just feel to lazy to write nowadays, still keep up with all the works, I'll tell you about my recent works later.., now I just feel to rest a little bit, tell you what's going on the house lately, we do a lot of game, origami, drawing, and cooking..

:: this is a little conversation about 'getting bigger- or smaller.."

• mommy, why it is so hard to hide in this box now..?
• dear, you're getting bigger now..
• no,I think the box is getting smaller mom - *grumble*..

:: I like to bake lately, with Oma staying with us, it like having a partner to do a lot of things, and you know you can't beat 'experience' in this cooking things :), so why not now.. , and beside of that, internet surely give a lot of chance on the recipe etc, etc, so no excuse anymooooree....

thanks Pinodita for such a lovely cooking and baking blog.. :o)!









:: Sending Ben the Bear well it's a lot of fun knowing many of my friends are ordering Ben, thank you all, I really appreciate this, and you know what, this 'sending- packing' things improving my finger beeeetter than before, and sorry about the 'messy packing mode' that I've send you friends! Gonna try to be more neat next time.. , I really envy you guys in etsy for making the packing seems so easy and beautiful.. heehe

Little time :)

Now that school has begun it is a little bit difficult for us to find a time to go outdoor and play in the morning, still, we manage to do a little time together

Mika still like to copying what I do, mostly drawing :), and she did a little duckie together with a flowery balloon, this is taken after I have finished my IF entry


















Learning about color combination and shape making. This puzzle pattern things is one of her favorite, making the pattern with different position and many alternatives sure can put her into her own time.. :)


















and Grandma accompany her with such an amazed look, seeing the two generation in one same position is such an interesting objects for me, with many different point of view and so many things to learn from both :)

Lately.. :)

We've been busy like a bee, mom try to catch up with all the dateline, while daughter is watching mom and playing around,
thanks for your tolerance dear.. :)

:: See the face? on the balloon.. yes that one.. !
















:: Swinging with prudy

Play!

:: The leaf fairy


















:: Inside the cave, it reminds me of a 'womb', it looks like one, isn't it..? We folded the mattress, and use the flashlight to make funny shadows, traditional games that always new..:)

















:: Oma crochet
From grandma, isn't it beautiful...

Rain, rain go away...

Not too cloudy yesterday morning, but now it's pouring rain..

It cheer me up looking at this yesterday photos... :)

:: standard pose:
sandals of the photographer .. heehee..

:: This year Christmas Kraans to-be

:: Bani and Peter - He's so fond of us now..

Of this and that :)

Little carpenter

"Can we go to Emak house mom?" -

"Well it's late now, dear.. "

"but I want to play hammer and screw, moommm..." and her face reddened, waiting for approval and her eyes shed a little tears. [emak gives her this idea this morning :) ]


















Looking here and there to make her little one stop crying, at last she found a sterofoam, a wood hammer plaything and a screw, at last... , that knocking sound is perfect, for tonight, and the day after.. , and the monkeys do looks good..





:: Cute little hanger I found on the local market







Love at the first sight

Who will not?
Mickey's hat with ears on both side..
I would want this if I were little, and I surely bring this to bed too.. :)

Beautiful Flowery morning

Aah.. what a beautiful morning, after 1 week of high fever, Mika's recovery really make me happy. I tell her a story about the creation of the world the making of- from God. Yes a little preliminary religion introduction :).

:: We strodding along the neighbour garden, nice flowers ..
:: LOtus with little fish inside the pot

Then take a few flowers inside :)

sigh- it's a nice morning indeed

Miss you Dad..

I look at your photos today in Aline's room dad.. reminds me how I miss you so ...

-_-

{ in memory of a beloving father 1920- 2002 }

House management everybody?













SOooo.. this is my dear house during playtime with Mika, there's an unfinished dish- toys- 'spiderweb' ribbon tape - etc..etc.., messy? yes, but I think it's still beautiful.. :D
I envy a clean - nice looking house with no dust, no cluttering things everywhere, still I think it's nice to look at, but not to live at... hihi....

Maybe someday I could 'combine' that 2 things perfectly, between a 'pretty' house and ' cozy' one..

2. If you look closely, there's a paint everywhere in Mika's hand..
3. DInner- anyone? parents only! :D Tempe and kacang goreng.. heyy- it's tasty!
well ... we'll fix this things in next 10 years when she's older..

Halo Paaaaaaaaaaaaah!

























1. 9.30 PM
Pa... let's play Pa.. don't smoke to much laa... come on let's play!

2. 12.15 PM
Facing the earth -sleep position... ekekkekeke!

3. Good Morning!
Will Pa wake up if I put the pillow inside his mouth? hmmm... zzzzz...zzz..zz

4. Paa... lets play again, come on, come on! You don't have to go to the office Pa... :D

Happy Lunar Year!

Imlek kemarin, lumayan seru, semuanya pada ngumpul, paling seneng ngeliat muka anak2 waktu dikasi angpao, kayaknya ngarep2 gitu hehe, dulu waktu SD suka banding2in perolehan angpao sama temen2, dan gua selalu ada diranking bawah, gitu deh.. abis dikeluarga udah ngak ada yg namanya tradisi makan2 waktu malem Imlek (pdhal kayaknya seru lho..), trus yg kumpul2 itu rata2 keluarga inti sama sodara sepupu yg bener2 deket... otomatis target pemberi angpao bisa dihitung dengan jari..

Anyway, gua selalu ngerasa yg namanya kebudayaan itu menarik, anykind of culture :), dan pasti punya satu point plus, dan se-ha-rus-nya dilestarikan, padahal gue sendiri ngak terlalu paham ya hehehe.., sedikitnya ada laah..

Praying Table

Meja ini udah ada sejak jaman emak ku dulu, sampai sekarang, fungsinya ya itu- buat sembahyang- ada laci tariknya- 4 laci, fungsinya buat menaruh makanan yang memang jumlahnya buanyak bener dan kalo pake meja biasa ngak akan cukup, authentically vintage!

Liat tuh ada kue mangkok raksasa (disebelah kanan, yg warna pink) - diameternya sekitar 20 cm :) gede kan.. ?

Hung Pao

Ini dia issue yg selalu ditunggu, kayaknya ditiap perayaan suka ada yg sejenis jenis ini ya, entah berupa kado atau apapun, tp intinya buat dikasih. Nah kalo Imlek, hung pao ini dikasi dengan perlambang supaya anak yg dikasi itu selamet, banyak rejeki.. (lha pasti banyak, wong yg dikasi itu duit.. ). Kalo dulu angpao itu standard bener gambarnya, cuman amplop bergaris merah ditengah, kl sekarang.. Hello Kitty sama Pooh aja bisa ikutan Imlek-an hehehehhee...

Baju Baru- on the way kerumah emak

Biasanya- katanyaaa- harus beli baju baru, tp si Mika pake baju tahun lalu yg masih bagus. Gayanya oriental dikit dikerahnya, and amazingly this dress still fit perfectly.. Nice gown girls!

Fireworks

Ngak tau kenapa, Imlek kemarin banyak sekali kembang api dikompleks, meski pun gerimis, tetap banyak yg keliatan dan kedengeran juga, asiikkk... Gong Xi Gong Xi!

Paspoto. Paspoto. siapa mau paspoto...?

Heheeee... this is Mika's photo for the school admission, needs: speed. accuracy. a lots of energy. anyway, I'm glad with the result.. :')

Rain. rain. rain all the time.. What to do today?
Moom.. I luuvvv the boots- It' s only 25 thousand- ITC, with many choices of color. beautiful- eyecatching colour..
Rain? Puddle? I walk on Puddlee!